Leather-helmet champions, three Super Bowl winners and a recent rookie-led surprise all have a claim to the franchise's best roster.
11991 Washington RedskinsA 14–2 team that led the NFL in points scored, went 3–0 in the playoffs and beat Buffalo 37–24 in Super Bowl XXVI with Mark Rypien as MVP.1000pts
21937 Washington RedskinsThe franchise's first season in Washington, with rookie Sammy Baugh at quarterback, ended with a 28–21 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game.478pts
32024 Washington CommandersRookie quarterback Jayden Daniels led a 12–5 team under first-year coach Dan Quinn to playoff wins at Tampa Bay and Detroit and the franchise's first NFC Championship Game since 1991.422pts
41942 Washington RedskinsRay Flaherty's 10–1 team beat the previously unbeaten Chicago Bears 14–6 in the NFL Championship Game, avenging the 73–0 title-game loss of 1940.357pts
51986 Washington RedskinsA 12–4 wild-card team behind Jay Schroeder and Dexter Manley that beat the Rams at home and the Bears in Chicago before losing the NFC Championship Game to the Giants.357pts
61982 Washington RedskinsIn a strike-shortened 8–1 season, Joe Gibbs's team won Super Bowl XVII 27–17 over Miami, with John Riggins named MVP after a 43-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run.357pts
71987 Washington RedskinsAn 11–4 team in a strike year that won Super Bowl XXII 42–10 over Denver, scoring 35 points in the second quarter with Doug Williams named MVP.281pts
81972 Washington RedskinsGeorge Allen's 11–3 "Over-the-Hill Gang" won the NFC with Larry Brown as league MVP and lost Super Bowl VII 14–7 to the unbeaten Miami Dolphins.192pts
92012 Washington RedskinsRookie Robert Griffin III and fellow rookie Alfred Morris led a seven-game winning streak to a 10–6 NFC East title, ended by a wild-card loss to Seattle.192pts
101983 Washington RedskinsA 14–2 team that scored a then-NFL-record 541 points, with Joe Theismann as league MVP, before losing Super Bowl XVIII 38–9 to the Los Angeles Raiders.192pts
Photo credits
- 1991 Washington Redskins — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2024 Washington Commanders — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1986 Washington Redskins — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 1982 Washington Redskins — ANestSport, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 1972 Washington Redskins — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2012 Washington Redskins — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 1983 Washington Redskins — Ted Van Pelt, CC BY 2.0
